Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman
Born
1958
Contact
Email · billherbkerman@schouse.gov
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1,084
Bills sponsored
this session · 2,920 all-time
564
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 564 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
5919
Recorded votes
74%
Vote participation
voted in 74% of 5919 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
N/A (no party)
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
Not enough data yet
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
78.4%
based on 641 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
2920 billsCurrent session 1084 bills
- H 5805 First Baptist Church of Blacksburg, 150th anniversary Passed
- H 5810 UNESCO Middle Passage Marker Passed
- H 5804 Woods Wooten and Sopharvathdy Vorn wedding Passed
- H 5795 Katherine Liles, sympathy Passed
- H 5799 Harold Waynick sympathy Passed
- H 5802 Irmo Insurance Agency, 50th anniversary Passed
- H 5797 Jack J. Parrish Jr. Passed
- H 5808 Cpt. Reed Koepp retirement Passed
- H 5798 Mark Williams Passed
- H 5800 Friendship United Methodist Church 160th Anniversary Passed
- H 5809 Clinton High School baseball team Passed
- H 5807 RUSH: Alica James obituary and memorial service Passed
- H 5803 Usher and Chris Brown tour Passed
- H 5806 Pastor Sammie D. Simmons Day in SC Passed
- H 5779 Dr. Abdulmajid Mussa Nsekela Passed
- H 5785 Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura Passed
- H 5778 Hon. Henry F. Saamoi, Executive Governor, Central Bank of Liberia Passed
- H 5752 St. Matthews UMC 160th anniversary Passed
- H 5754 Pastor Donnie Chambers and Evangelist Onetha Chambers Passed
- H 5787 H.E. Hope Uzodimma Passed
- H 5786 H.E. Mai Mala Buni Passed
- H 5789 Reverend Suffragan Bishop William Robert Cue and First Lady Karen Cue Passed
- H 5756 Enrique "Henry" Grace Passed
- H 5782 Mr. Abdoul Karim Diallo Passed
- H 5753 Hispanic Heritage Month Passed
Historical 1836 bills
- H 5551 Charles Cannon Died
- H 5547 Becky Budds Died
- H 5550 Walter Lester Hunter III, Sympathy Died
- H 5549 SC National Guard, 1-118 Infantry Battalion Died
- H 5453 USC Staff Day Died
- H 5451 Margaret "Maggie" Gamble, retirement from school board Died
- H 5452 District Teachers of the Year Died
- H 5448 John Landon Black Foundation Resource Center Died
- H 5455 Mayor Hector Rodriguez Died
- H 5450 Urgent Care Appreciation Day May 2 Died
- H 5446 Riverbanks Zoo and Garden Day Died
- H 5449 Al McAllister, Sr. Died
- H 5457 Elbert Timothy Moore, Jr., sympathy Died
- H 5456 Virginia Mills sympathy Died
- H 5445 Lucy Beckham High School cheer champs Died
- H 4113 Ambulance Assessment Signed
- H 5430 Antioch AME Zion Church 200th anniversary Died
- H 5416 Farewell to Rep. Ott Died
- H 5431 Cynthia Snider sympathy Died
- H 5441 Compact Day Died
- H 5426 Farewell to Rep. Connell Died
- H 5422 Rep. Hyde Died
- H 5418 Rep. Blackwell, Retirement Died
- H 5440 DJ Burns ACC Tournament MVP Died
- H 5436 Pelion Middle School Archery Died
Co-sponsored
564 billsCurrent session 564 bills
- H 5738 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE F. BAXTER BEESON OF MARION COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HIS EIGHTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HIM CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN THE YEARS TO COME. Passed
- H 5789 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE RIGHT REVEREND SUFFRAGAN BISHOP WILLIAM ROBERT CUE AND FIRST LADY KAREN CUE FOR FORTY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP, FAITHFUL PASTORAL MINISTRY, AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF TRENTON, EDGEFIELD COUNTY, AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Passed
- H 5788 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ALHAJI IBRAHIM KABIRU MASARI, SPECIAL ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA. Passed
- H 5787 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE HIS EXCELLENCY HOPE UZODIMMA, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF IMO STATE IN NIGERIA. Passed
- H 5786 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PROMINENT AFRICAN POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEADER HIS EXCELLENCY MAI MALA BUNI, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF YOBE STATE, NIGERIA. Passed
- H 5785 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE HONORABLE SHEKU AHMED FANTAMADI BANGURA, MINISTER OF FINANCE FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE. Passed
- H 5784 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE HENRI-CLAUDE OYIMA, CHAIRMAN AND GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BGFIBANK GROUP FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AFRICAN BANKING SECTOR, REGIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS, AND PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH. Passed
- H 5783 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE DR. LOUISA MADIAKO MOJELA, CHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND CO-FOUNDER OF WOMEN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS. Passed
- H 5782 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PROMINENT AFRICAN INDUSTRIAL LEADER MR. ABDOUL KARIM DIALLO, DIRECTOR GENERAL, SONOCO GROUP. Passed
- H 5781 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE GBENGA ALADE, A VETERAN BANKING STRATEGIST, FOR HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF NIGERIA IN 2024. Passed
- H 5780 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE HONORABLE BOIMA S. KAMARA, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE WEST AFRICAN MONETARY AGENCY. Passed
- H 5779 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR THE LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF PROMINENT AFRICAN FINANCIAL LEADER DR. ABDULMAJID MUSSA NSEKELA, GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO, CRDB BANK, TANZANIA. Passed
- H 5778 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE HONORABLE HENRY F. SAAMOI, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF LIBERIA, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE, AND TRANSFORMATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND MODERNIZATION OF LIBERIA'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM. Passed
- H 5777 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE ARISTIDIS "HARRY" ANAGNOSTARAS-ADAMS, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF KEFI GOLD AND COPPER PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC), FOR HIS TRANSFORMATIVE WORK IN GLOBAL MINING AND FINANCE. Passed
- H 5776 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR RANDY AND MICHELLE BRENNER AND JEFF AND HEIDI LOVE, OWNERS OF THE FILLIN' STATION IN BEAUFORT, AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR CONTINUING THE STATION'S SIXTY-YEAR LEGACY AS A GATHERING PLACE. Passed
- H 5774 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE PENDLETON RECREATION ASSOCIATION 12U ALL-STAR BASEBALL TEAM FOR THEIR HISTORIC 2026 SEASON, TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR WINNING THE SOUTH CAROLINA D2 "0" ZONE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE, AND FOR ADVANCING TO THE WORLD SERIES IN MISSISSIPPI. Passed
- H 5773 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE REESE STONEY, MISS CLARENDON, AND TO COMMEND THE EXCEPTIONAL DISCIPLINE, ASPIRATIONS, AND TALENT THAT HAVE ENABLED HER TO REPRESENT CLARENDON WITH DIGNITY AND POISE. Passed
- H 5772 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF MISSIONARY LINDA DINGLE GADSON OF CHARLESTON COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HER LOVING FAMILY AND HER MANY FRIENDS. Passed
- H 5771 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE THE SUMMERTON ROTARY CLUB, CHARTERED ON JULY 17, 2006, FOR ITS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF CLARENDON COUNTY, UPON THE CLUB'S TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY, AND TO EXTEND THE SINCERE APPRECIATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SERVICE ABOVE SELF. Passed
- H 5770 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE MEMBERS OF THE GREENVILLE GIRL FRIENDS AT THE CELEBRATION OF THEIR TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO EXTEND BEST WISHES FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP, SERVICE, AND CONVIVIALITY. Passed
- H 5768 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR GLORIA RICKENBACKER-HUTTO OF ORANGEBURG, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE RICKENBACKER XCEL FOUNDATION, FOR HER MANY YEARS OF TIRELESS SERVICE RAISING FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH. Passed
- H 5767 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CELEBRATE THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. PAUL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND TO CONGRATULATE AND HONOR REVEREND ANDREW J. JORDAN AND THE CONGREGATION FOR THEIR YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE TO THE CRESTON COMMUNITY. Passed
- H 5766 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE HATTIE MAE GREEN OF ORANGEBURG COUNTY ON THE OCCASION OF HER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD BIRTHDAY AND TO WISH HER A JOYOUS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND MANY YEARS OF CONTINUED HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. Passed
- H 5765 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO HONOR UNITED STATES ARMY COLONEL SAMUEL B. GLOVER II ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AFTER THIRTY-THREE YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AND WISH HIM CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN ALL HIS FUTURE ENDEAVORS. Passed
- H 5764 A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS THE PROFOUND SORROW OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES UPON THE PASSING OF FRANKLIN GREGORY "GOREE" SMITH OF CALHOUN COUNTY AND TO EXTEND THEIR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO HIS LARGE AND LOVING FAMILY AND HIS MANY FRIENDS. Passed
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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H 5683
Redistricting, Congressional Districts
Table Motion to Reconsider |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 5709
Special Order, H. 5683
Recede |
Nay | fail | May 18, 2026 |
|
H 5126
Budget
Passage of Section 97, Part 1A |
Yea | pass | March 09, 2026 |
|
H 5126
Budget
Passage of Section 97, Part 1B |
Yea | pass | March 09, 2026 |
|
H 4342
Dental and veterinary school faculty, restricted licenses
Concur in Senate Amendments |
Not Voting | pass | March 05, 2026 |
|
S 583
Board of Funeral Services continuing education requirements
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
H 4760
Abortion-Inducing Drugs
Table Amendment 16 |
Yea | pass | February 04, 2026 |
|
H 3127
Failure to stop a motor vehicle
Table Amendment 3 |
Yea | pass | April 09, 2025 |
|
H 4025
Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
Adopt Section 84, Part 1B |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2025 |
|
H 4025
Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
Adopt Section 1, Part 1A |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2025 |
|
H 3843
Budget Proviso Codification Act
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
|
H 5683
Redistricting, Congressional Districts
Table Amendment 124 |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 5201
Safe Schools Act of 2026
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | April 23, 2026 |
|
H 4764
Immigration
Table Amendment 6 |
Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
|
H 5284
County Register of Deeds
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
|
H 4767
Physician Noncompete Contract Prohibition
Table Motion to Commit |
Not Voting | pass | March 25, 2026 |
|
S 522
Charleston County Aviation Authority
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
H 4025
Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
Adopt Section 65, Part 1A |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2025 |
|
S 0933
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-3-20, RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION AND AN IN-DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE SERVICE ALLOWANCE OF A COMBINED FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE ADJUSTED EVERY TWO YEARS BY AN INFLATION FACTOR NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PERCENT. - RATIFIED TITLE
Adopt Amendment 3 Amendment number 3 |
Yea | pass | May 13, 2026 |
|
H 5683
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-19-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 7-19-45 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED.
Table Amendment 2 Amendment number 2sub |
Nay | fail | May 18, 2026 |
|
H 5683
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-19-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 7-19-45 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED.
Table Amendment 16 Amendment number 16 |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 5683
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 7-19-35 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 7-19-45 RELATING TO ELECTION DISTRICTS FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WERE FORMERLY ELECTED.
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | May 20, 2026 |
|
H 5709
A HOUSE RESOLUTION TO SET BY SPECIAL ORDER H. 5683, RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING, FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION UPON ADOPTION OF THE SPECIAL ORDER RESOLUTION AND CONTINUING EACH DAY THEREAFTER BY SPECIAL ORDER UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF H. 5683, TO PROVIDE FOR CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS INCLUDING SENATE AMENDMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR DEBATE.
Adopt House Resolution |
Yea | pass | May 18, 2026 |
|
S 77
Streaming of School Board Meetings
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
H 4025
Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
Table Amendment 66a |
Not Voting | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
H 4025
Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
Adopt Section 78, Part 1B |
Yea | pass | March 11, 2025 |
|
S 0508
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 10-1-165, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE TYPE OF MONUMENTS OR MEMORIALS THAT MAY NOT BE RELOCATED, REMOVED, OR DISTURBED, TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION, TO TAKE ACTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MONUMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH AN AFFINITY ORGANIZATION MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO PREVENT CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MONUMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Table Amendment 6 Amendment number 6 |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2026 |
|
S 0508
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 10-1-165, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF CERTAIN MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, SO AS TO EXPAND THE TYPE OF MONUMENTS OR MEMORIALS THAT MAY NOT BE RELOCATED, REMOVED, OR DISTURBED, TO AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, BY JOINT RESOLUTION, TO TAKE ACTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MONUMENTS, TO ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH AN AFFINITY ORGANIZATION MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION TO PREVENT CERTAIN ACTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MONUMENTS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Adopt Conference Report |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2026 |
|
H 3305
Supplemental Appropriations
Table Amendment 1A |
Yea | pass | August 25, 2026 |
|
S 883
Sine Die 2026
Table Amendment 4 |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2026 |
|
H 4763
Helping Alleviate Lawful Obstruction (HALO) Act
Table Amendment 7 |
Not Voting | pass | March 04, 2026 |
|
H 4762
School volunteer chaplains and historical displays
Table Amendment 21 |
Yea | pass | February 25, 2026 |
|
H 3862
Charter school enrollment preferences
Concur in Senate Amendments |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2025 |
|
S 171
Regrooved and Regroovable Tires
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
H 3569
Domestic violence in rental properties
Adopt Amendment 1A |
Not Voting | pass | May 13, 2026 |
|
H 3856
Department of Motor Vehicles
Concur in Senate Amendments |
Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
|
H 5126
Budget
Passage of Section 49, Part 1A |
Not Voting | pass | March 10, 2026 |
|
H 4025
Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
Table Amendment 36a |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
H 4025
Appropriations Bill, 2025-2026
Adopt Section 104, Part 1B |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2025 |
|
H 3564
South Carolina Military Affairs Advisory Council
Passage of Bill |
Yea | pass | February 20, 2025 |
|
H 3305
Supplemental Appropriations
Concur in Senate Amendments |
Yea | pass | August 25, 2026 |
|
H 3305
Supplemental Appropriations
Waive Rule 4.8 |
Yea | pass | August 25, 2026 |
|
H 3305
Supplemental Appropriations
Table Amendment 2A |
Yea | pass | August 25, 2026 |
|
H 3305
Supplemental Appropriations
Invoke the Previous Question (Cloture) |
Yea | pass | August 25, 2026 |
|
H 5683
Redistricting, Congressional Districts
Table Amendment 16 |
Yea | pass | May 19, 2026 |
|
H 3924
Hemp-derived ingestible
Adjourn For The Day |
Yea | pass | April 21, 2026 |
|
H 4817
Insurance Rate Reduction and Policy Holder Protection Act
Table Amendment 14 |
Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
|
H 5126
Budget
Adopt section 92D, Part 1B |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2026 |
|
H 5126
Budget
Passage of Section 27, Part 1A |
Not Voting | pass | March 10, 2026 |
|
H 4216
Income tax
Concur in Senate Amendments |
Yea | pass | March 10, 2026 |